Austin, Nevada is not quite a ghost town. It has a population of 192 (at least it did in 2010.) The town was founded in 1862 after gold and silver was discovered nearby. In order to support the booming population of ...

The Olde Main Street Inn was built in 1890 and originally called the Hotel Chadron. The Hotel Chadron was built in 1890 by Peter and Margaret O’Hanlon, after their previous hotel, the Chadron House, was destroyed by fire. T ...

The Grill House was built in 1836 by Samuel Hubbard, a Massachusetts Supreme Court justice who had interests in real estate. Hubbard’s Boston Company was granted 25,000 acres and eventually developed the town of A ...

The Poland Spring Inn actually encompasses three inns, three restaurants, a golf-course, and a great deal of history and local legend. The bar has a $2 happy hour for golfers and guests, and frequent live ...

When Johann Adam Lemp, moved to St. Louis in 1838, he found that the biggest sellers in the small store he opened were vinegar and beer. He started making both himself, and as his new, lighter, and very un-European style of ...